Turn the Stars Upside Down

The Tragic Betrayal and Undoing of Crazy Horse, the Last Great Hero of the Lakota

Turn the Stars Upside Down is the compelling and little-known story of Crazy Horse's surrender in 1877, only months after his last fight with the U.S. Army at Battle Butte. This award-winning novel by bestselling frontier author Terry C. Johnston brings to life the warrior's futile attempts to find peace for his warrior heart among the reservation Indians, and his eventual undoing at the hands of his own Oglala people.

Surrounded on a tiny red island in a sea of white, Crazy Horse finds himself powerless against the forces arrayed against him. Deceptive army officers, conspiring Oglala leaders, and even friends who once fought at his side now join his enemies in plotting his downfall. In this tragic tale of betrayal, Johnston skillfully captures the immediacy and emotion of this final episode in the short life of Crazy Horse.

No story of the Indian Wars would be complete without this account of treachery and deception, but also—ultimately—of the victory of the human spirit. Experience the last stand of a great Lakota hero in Turn the Stars Upside Down.